Package and packaging method



Feb. 2A, 1923.. L1A/1mm, IVI. KOPPELIVIAN.

PACKAGE AND PACKAGING METHOD. FILED 0cT.25,192a.

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@REIS OPINAN', OI' BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, lBY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 'IO HOLED TITE EGG PACKING- CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OIF DELAWARE.

PAOAG-E AND PAOAGIIATG METHOD.

Application tiled October 2li, 1921. Serial No. 510,247.

To allfwhom'z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, Moimis KorfnLMAN, a citizen ot the United States, residing at the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, cityl and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages and Packaging Methods, ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to packing devices to facilitate the shipment of a plurality of fragile articles within a single container. More particularly, the invention is designed for use` in shipping a plurality of articles which are of such shape that they may be nested one within the other. In shipping fragile articles which are placed one within the other it has heretofore been necessary to provide an intermediate layer of straw or similar material between adjacent articles to absorb shocks incident to shipping. A great deal of time and material was thus necessitated, and when the package arrived at its -destination a great amount ot waste material was strewn' about in unpacking. lt is one object of this invention to obviate the necessity of an intermediate layer ot shock-absorbing material between adjacent articles.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means for supporting each ot' a nest of articles, wherein the articles themselves serve to support the supporting means of the article above.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means ior keeping the articles out of contact with any of the walls of the container.

A further object is the provision of means :tor preventingmovement of any of the articles within the container when fully packed.

@ther objects and advantages'will hereinafter appear. n

lin the accompanying drawings:

lFigf'l is a section through the container showing the articles positioned therein ready for shipping.

Fig. 2 is a detail ot one of porting members.

JF ig. 3 is another detail of one of the endsupporting members. n

ll ig. et is a plan viewotene of the articlesupporting members, ,which serve also to position the members in the container.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a container having side-walls 10, a top wall the end-sup- 11, and -a bottom vpositioned near the walls end of article 13 to wall 12. Within this con-- talner 1s positioned for shipping a nest of articles 13'to 18 inclusive. For supporting the lowermost article 13 out of contactv with the bottom wall l2, there is provided a member 19 composed of vertical strips 2O of the container. The member 19 may be formed of any numbei' of strips'20, but is here shown as comprising tour strips joined near their ends pret'erably by saddle-joints (see F ig. 3) formed by cutting downwardly into one strip to iiorm slots 22,` and cutting upwardly into the adjoining strips, in a wellknown manner. Upon member 19 is mounted a support or carrier 23 (see Fig. 4) which may be ot suitable material sucl. as cardboard, an-d having an opening 24: therein large enough to permit the lower project therethrough to a depth less than that of member 19 so that article 13 is held out of contact with the bottom of the container. The carrier 23 is of substantially the same inside dmensions as the container and serves to hold article 13 out of contact with the side walls of the container as well as the bottom wall.

A nest is usually formed of articles which are of gradually increasing lateral dimensions trom the bottom to the top so that they may be supported .at ay point somewhere between the bottom and top in a support having an opening whose -dimensions are less than the dimensions of the large end ot the article but greater than those of the small end. In the present case the articles are shown as round, the circumference gradually increasing from bottom to top. rlhe top of article 13 therefore entends above the top of carrier 23. The presentl invention makes use of this fact by utilizing the upper edge of article 13 as the supporting means for the next support or carrier 25. 'llhe opening 24 in carrier 25 is concentric with the opening'in the top oi article 13 and is smaller, so that the lower end of article 141: extends into article 13 but is out of 'contact therewith. The top et article 1A extends above the carrier 25 and may be utilized to carry the next support or carrier 26 for supporting article 15,. In this manner the container is illedto within a short distance of the top, the articles being held out of contact with the bottom, and side walls of the container, and each article titi ico

. article above it. To hold the top article 18 out of contact with the top of the container,

as well as to prevent movement ot said article, the space between the top of article 18 and the topof the container is filled by a member 30' composed of strips similar to strips 20 and similarly joined, said member resting upon the top support 31 carried by the top article 18.

When the top wall 11 is applied, all of the parts within the container are clamped firmly in position, the nest of articles being held out of contact with the top, bottom, and side walls of the container, and each article being held out of contact with adjacent articles and assisting in supporting the article above it.

The above description relates to the preferred form of my invention, but variations ma be resorted to within the scope of the fol owing claims:

I claim:

l. The method of shipping a nest of similar articles, consisting'in providing a carrier for each article, supporting the carrier for the lowermost article upon a base, and supporting the carriers for each of the other articles upon the article below it, the lines of contact of each carrier with the engaged articles being spaced apart to provide a resilient supporting portion of the carrier for the uppermost of the, two engaged articles.

2. The method of packing a nest of similar articles in a container, consisting in providing a carrier for each article which holds said article out of contact with the side walls of the container, supporting the carrier for the lowermost article upon the base of the container and out of contact therewith, and supporting the carrier of each of the other articles upon the article below it, the lines of contact of each carrier with the engaged articles being spaced apart to provide a resilient supporting portion of the carrier for the uppermost of the two engaged articles.

3. The method of packing a nest of similar articles in a container, consisting in providing a carrier for each article, which holds said article out of contact with the side walls of said container, supporting the carrier for the lowermost article upon the base of the container and out of contact therewith, supporting the carrier of each of the other articles upon the article below it, maintaining the uppermost article spaced from the top wall of the container, and providing a filler- Y member for this space to prevent movement of the uppermost article.

4.. A container for shipping a nest of similar articles comprising a carrier for holding each article out of contact with the sides of the container, means for supporting the carrier of the lo-wermost article on the base of said container, the carrier of each of the other articles being supported upon the article below, the lines of contact of each carrier with the engaged articles being spaced apart to provide a resilient supportixw portion ot the carrier for the uppermost ot. the two engaged articles.

5. A container for shipping a nest of similar articles comprising a carrier for holding,r each article out of contact with the sides of the container, means for supporting the carrier of the lowermost article on the base of said container and for holding said lowermost article out of contact with said said base, the carrier of each of the other articles being supported upon the article below, the lines of contact of each carrier with the engaged articles being spaced apart to provide a resilient supporting portion of the carrier for the uppermost of the two engaged articles.

6. A container for shipping a. nest of similar articles comprising a carrier for holding each of said articles out of contact with the sides of the container, means for supporting the carrier ofthe lowermost article on the base of said container and for holding said lowermost article out of contact with said base, the carrier of each of the other articles being supported upon the article below, and means for holding the uppermost article out of contact with the top of the container and for preventing movement of said uppermost article.

7. Means for supporting out of contact with one another a nest of similar articles, said articles increasing gradually in dimension from the bottom upwardly and having openings at the top so that the bottom ot each article may lit into the top of the article below it, said means comprising a carrier for each article supported on the article directly beneath. the lowermost article being supported upon a base, said carriers having openings smaller than the openings in the tops of the articles and positioned substantially. eoncentrically with respect to the openings in said articles, to hold the lower end of each article spaced from the article below it, the lines of contact of each carrier with t-he engaged articles being spaced apart to provide a resilient supporting portion of the carrier for the uppermost of the two engaged articles.

8. A container for shipping a nest of similar articles open at the top, said container comprising carriers for said articles, said carriers having openings` said articles increasing in dimension from the bottom upwardly, said openings being large enough to permit the lower portion ot' each article to project therethrough. said carriers holding said articles out of contact with the sides of the container, a member tor supporting the carrier of the lowermost article upon the base of the container but out of contact therewith, the carriers of each of the other articles being supported upon the article below, each ot said carriers having an opening substantially concentric with the openings in the tops of the articles, so that the portion of each article above the lowermost which projects below its carrier extends into, but out of contact with, the article below it, the lines of contact of each carrier with the engaged articles being spaced apart to provide a resilient supporting portion oi' the carrier for the uppermost ofthe two engaged articles.

9. A container Jfor shipping a nest of similar articles comprising carriers for said articles, said carriers having openings, said articles increasing in dimension from the bottom upwardly and having openings in the tops thereof, the openings in said carriers being large enough to permit the lower portion of each article to project therethrough, said carriers holding said articles out of contact with the sides of the container, a member for supporting the carrier of the lowerrnost article upo-n the base of the container but out oit contact therewith, the carriers of each of the other articles being supported upon the article below, each of Said carriers having an opening substantially concentric with the openings in the tops of the articles, so that the `portion of each article above the lowermost which projects below its carrier extends into, but out of contact with, the article below it, there being a space between the uppermostlarticle and the top of the container, a carrier mounted upon the uppermost article, and a member mounted upon said last-named carrier and extending to the top of said container for filling said space and preventing movement of said uppermost article.

l0. A packing element for bowl-shaped articles consisting of a resilient plate having an opening therein of a size to receive an intermediate portion of the article at points spaced from the flaring end thereof, whereby the edge of lthe opening will be spaced radially inward from the line of engagement with an article below to provide an annular resilient portion of the supporting plate be tween an article seated in the opening and an article below on the Haring edge of which the supporting plate rests.

uIn testimony whereof li affix my signature.

MURRIS KOPPELMAN. 

